In a work of non-fiction, Vishal Anand says that the different roles that he plays don’t necessarily span a lifetime but could be essayed over a single day itself. Read on to figure out what this role play is all about and why he believes it happens.
Sobhit – fast talking, full of life and dreams, and Akash, the determined, quiet archaeologist, take a vacation together. But Sobhit harbours a secret that Akash doesn’t manage to dig out. Debleena Roy tells the story.
As Spring gives way to Summer, life gives way to journeys! Spark’s April issue is all about journeys – the literal, the physical, the emotional, the metaphorical. Read on for poetry, fiction and non-fiction that will make you ponder, chuckle, and sympathise. Here is another Spark issue whose diversity in themes we are delighted about – and we hope so will you.
Parth Pandya draws upon the migration and the linear lifecycle of Monarch Butterflies and compares this to the human journey, which is never only about the future but is also a lot about the past.
Wealth, and attitude – one gets to witness these in travellers at airports. Shobhana Kumar writes a poem that captures the mood and the chillness.
Words can carry you to realms where the imagery superimposes on the real, the ‘now’ on a different period in cosmic time. Saranyan’s visit to the Daulatabad Fort gives him one such experience.
Divya Ananth fondly remembers her first holiday in a foreign land, with an eight-month-old no less. Despite the baby’s innocent fuss and frequent reality checks, she did manage a dream vacation.
When a loved one departs all of a sudden, the reality is hard to come to terms with. M. Mohankumar writes a poem that describes the emotions surrounding a journey’s end.
